a feather in cap
a feather in (someone's) cap
[old-fashioned]
something very good that someone has done.
A new television series will be another feather in his cap.

a feather in (your) cap
an achievement that you can be proud of.
An order for 28 new aircraft is quite a feather in Boeing's cap.

Etymology: based on the custom in some American Indian cultures of wearing a feather to as a symbol of bravery in war
a feather in (your) cap
an achievement that you can be proud of.
An order for 28 new aircraft is quite a feather in Boeing's cap.

Etymology: based on the custom in some American Indian cultures of wearing a feather to as a symbol of bravery in war

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a feather in someone's cap
a feather in (someone's) cap
[old-fashioned]
something very good that someone has done.
A new television series will be another feather in his cap.

a feather in (your) cap
an achievement that you can be proud of.
An order for 28 new aircraft is quite a feather in Boeing's cap.

Etymology: based on the custom in some American Indian cultures of wearing a feather to as a symbol of bravery in war
a feather in (your) cap
an achievement that you can be proud of.
An order for 28 new aircraft is quite a feather in Boeing's cap.

Etymology: based on the custom in some American Indian cultures of wearing a feather to as a symbol of bravery in war

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feather in one's cap
something to be proud of, an honor
Winning the speech contest was a feather in my son's cap and we are very proud of him.

Winning the speech contest was a feather in the boy's cap and the greatest honor that he has ever won.

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feather in one's cap
n. phr. Something to be proud of; an honor.
It was a feather in his cap to win first prize. (From the medieval practice of placing a feather in the helmet of one who won honors in battle.)

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